The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-20
ANGLICAN DIOCESAN SYNOD.
Address by the Bishop of Honolulu.
Order of Business. Etc.

A meeting of the Anglican Diocesan
| Synod of the Hawaiian Islands COM
menced yesterday at st. Andrews Ca
| thedral. At 6 80 o'clock there was
celebration of the Holy Communion, the
Bishop OF Honolulu being the celebrant.
| In the afternoon at o'clock, evensong
was sung by the Rev. Alexander Mack
intosh, the Rev. George Wallace reading
the first lesson and the Rev. H. F. E.
Whalley the second. The surpliced choir
of boys from Iolani College sung the
cantlcles to G1egorian tones, and the
hymn, "Tke Church's one foundation
The roll was called, the following an
swering to their names: Revs. Alexan-
der Macintosh, George Wallace, III. F.
b. Whalley, VIM. III. Barnes, j. Morti-
mer Silver and Herbert H. Gowen, Thos.
Rain Walker, Esq, Captain IL. w. Mist.
r. N, Hon. Fred H. Hayselden and G.
Sneyd Kynnersley, Esq. The Rev. S.
ii. Davis, OF South Kona, arrived later
In the afternoon, and two other members
of the Synod His Excellency Antoine
Rosa and Mr.. Edward Hutton did not
attend. Mr.. Tom May was excused on
account of absence from the Kingdom.
After the roll had been called the
Bishop of Honolulu assembled the pulpit
and delivered his address, the following
of which is brief abstract:
His Lordship, after giving an explain
alton of the cause for which a larger |
period than two years had been allowed |
to pass without the Synod being called |
together said: As you met together to-
day before the altar in this completed |
choir of our cathedral you must have |
telt that it was matter for. devout |
thankfulness to Almighty God, and for
mutual congratulation that the hopes so !
long deferred have at length been real |
lied by the rearing of the superstruct1lre
upon the foundation laid SO long ago as
1867. The opening of this portion of the
cathedral for divine service marks an era
In the history of the Church in these ISL
ands. Our rejoicing is not merely be-
cause we are provided with a beautiful
edIhce and more commodious building
than that which has served so long for
the pro-cathedral, but because it is a
witness that the Anglican branch of the
Church Catholic has permanent hold
upon these Islands; witness also of the
abiding and unchanging character of the
church herself of which He is the same
Yesterday, to-day, and forever is the
chief cornerstone, reminding us that the
gospel committed to us be held in trust
or generations yet unborn, who shall I
Worship within its walls, or who shall
ecelve the gospel message from those
Who may here receive their mission tn
eed the fiocks of Christ, and gather into
his fold those who are wandering in TO- :
torrance of His name.
The Bishop then went on to speak Of q
ne changes that had taken place among f
ne clergy since the last Synod. He ex- c
PRESSED his Indebtedness to the Society {
or Promoting Christians knowledge for e
ne aid granted by them toward the t
assages of the Revs. Barnes and Gowan
nd Mr.. V. II. Kitcat, as without il the :
united resources OF the Mission would q
ave been severely taxed. Until the Il
zeal support of the clergy can be put on n
better footing than it is at present, and
nr present missionary efforts are sue o.
sded by parochial organizations, it
lght not to be considered matter of
proach that some of the attempts to
1tend our missionary work are for a 70
p he wouIoaeduel,s kinder iGhief Pastor al
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